Species Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1847)
Bigscale Mullet, Largescale Mullet (FAO)
- Mugil macrolepis Smith, A. 1847. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835 and 1836. Pisces. London : Smith, Elder & Co. Vol. 4 83 pp. 31 pls. [bound in 1849; published from 1838 to 1847] [unnumbered page, pl. 28 fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1859.5.7.56, rivers and lakes of South Africa.
Generic Combinations
- Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1847). —
Thomson, J.M. 1997. The Mugilidae of the world. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 41(3): 457-562 fig. 1 [524] - Chelon macrolepis (Smith, 1847). —
Senou, H., Randall, J.E. & Okiyama, M. 1996. Chelon persicus, a new species of mullet (Perciformes, Mugilidae) from the Persian Gulf. Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 25: 71-78 [75]
Introduction
The species is often confused with other species, and records from Australia in many cases have been based on misidentifications of other species, such as Liza melinoptera and L. subviridis. The species is recorded here based on records reported by Larson et al. (2013).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Broome, WA to Darwin, NT, tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore marine.
General References
Harrison, I.J. & Senou, H. 1999. Order Mugiliformes. pp. 2069-2790 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2088]
Common Name References
Harrison, I.J. & Senou, H. 1999. Order Mugiliformes. pp. 2069-2790 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2088] (Largescale Mullet)
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [56] (Bigscale Mullet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUGILIFORMES | 01-Aug-2014 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |